cause and effets of water pollution
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We get unclean water for use
Major sources of water pollution include industrialization, discharge of domestic waste, radioactive waste, population growth, excessive use of pesticides, fertilizers and leakage from water tanks, urbanization and weak management systems
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CAUSES OF WATER POLLUTION
Industrial waste. ...
Sewage and wastewater. ...
Mining activities. ...
Marine dumping. ...
Accidental oil leakage. ...
The burning of fossil fuels. ...
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides. ...
Leakage from sewer lines.
EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION
Diseases: In humans, drinking or consuming polluted water in any way has many disastrous effects on our health. It causes typhoid, cholera, hepatitis and various other diseases. ... Eutrophication: Chemicals in a water body, encourage the growth of algae.